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CT 52, 051 (P481800)
Letter, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 52, 051 |
|---|---|
| ID | P481800 |
| Museum no. | BM 080341 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [a]-na# {d}amar-utu-na-s,i-ir u3 _di-ku5#-mesz# [zimbir{ki}] | to Marduk-nāṣir and the judges of Sippar |
| 2 | qi2-bi2-ma# | speak! |
| 3 | um-ma {d}suen-mu-sza-lim-ma# | Thus Sîn-mušallim |
| 4 | {d}utu li-ba-al-li-it,-ku-nu#-[ti] | May Šamaš keep you alive! |
| 5 | {disz}ARAD-{d}alamusz na-we-e zimbir{ki} | Warad-Alammuš, the lord of Sippar |
| 6 | _nig2-szu_ {d}utu-ku-u2-a-na-ku _ugula mar-tu_ | property of Šamaš-kū’a-nakku, foreman of Amurru. |
| 7 | ki-a-am iq-bi-a-am um-ma szu-ma | he said thus: |
| 8 | sza-ad-da-aq-dam a-na i-li-ik _su-si-ig#_ | to go, he swore an oath. |
| 9 | u2-ma-al-lu-ni-in-ni | he made complete for me, |
| 10 | ki-ma mu-usz-ke-ne-e-ku | like a muškēku |
| 11 | i-na _e2_ {d}utu# ar-ka-ti ip-pa-ri-is-ma# | in the temple of Šamaš he looked at me, and |
| 12 | pu-hi-ia sza-<ni>-a-am-ma u2-ma-al#-[lu-u2] | another part of me they will fill. |
| 13 | i-na ka-an-ki-im sza _lu2_ mu-sza#-[ad-di-nim] | at the sealing of the man who gave it |
| 14 | u2-sze-lu-ni-in#-[ni] | they brought to me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-a-am# [iq-bi-a-am] | he said thus: |
| 2 | szum-ma ki-ma [iq-bu-u2] | If, as they say |
| 3 | sza-ad-da-aq-dam a-na _su-si-ig# [u2-ma-al-lu-u2-szu-ma] | they will fill him with shattered grain and |
| 4 | ki-ma mu-usz-ke-nu i-na _e2_ {d}utu# ar-[ka-as-su2] | like a muškēnu-demon in the temple of Šamaše his wife |
| 5 | ip-pa-ri-is-ma i-na ka-an-ki-im x [...] | he looked and in the net |
| 6 | i-na-an-na mi-nu-um sza ARAD-{d}alamusz szu-a-ti | Now, what is it that Warad-Alammuš |
| 7 | a-na i-li-ik _su-si-ig_ | to go, the door bolt |
| 8 | tu-ma-al-li-a | you will fill. |
| 9 | a-wi-lam sza pu-uh2-szu tu-ma-al-li-a | “You will fill the man’s mouth with the one who fills his mouth. |
| 10 | a-na _lu2_ mu-sza-ad-di-nim pi2-iq-da-a-ma | to the man who gave it, he shall take, and |
| 11 | _ku3-babbar_-am# li-sza-ad-di-nu-szu | they shall pay him the silver. |
| 12 | {disz}ARAD-{d}alamusz szu-a-ti a-na i-li-ik# _su-si-ig_ | “Urad-Alammuš this to go |
| 13 | la u2-da-ab-ba-bu [x] | they shall not seize ... |
| 14 | szum-ma a-wa-tum szi-i x x x [x] | If that word ... |
| 15 | t,e4-ma-am [...] | News of ... |
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